“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordFebruary 20, 2010
We still have photographs of some of you that we may use at any point.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the National Governors Association Dinner

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